Portable baby carriage



Feb. 3, i925.

J. TRANSUE PORTABLE BABY CARRIAGE 2 ts-Sheet 1 Filed Oct. 20, 1922 IMVTOR ATTORNEY asillllll Feb 1925. 1,524,958

J. TRANSUE PORTABLE BABY CARRIAGE Filed Oct. 20, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet a Patented Feb. 3, 1 925..

UNITED STATES JOHN TRANSUE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

PORTABLE BABY CARRIAGE.

Application filed October 20, 1922.

the'borough of Manhattan, in the county of New Yorkand- State of New York, have invented certain new and "useful Improvements in Portable'Baby Carriages, of which the following is a specification.

"My invention relates more particularly to a demountable and transformable combined {baby-carriage couch and chair and which by coll'apsing'the' same may be readily converted into a light, compact, portable case, suitable for carrying by hand.

Among other features of my invention are, that the back and sides of the carriage are collapsible, the wheels and legs are retractile and the handle is demountable and collapsible. The back is adjustably positioned and an extension leaf provided in the front to convert the seat into a reclining chair or couch. By retracting the legs and positioning the wheels the couch may be transformed into a carriage or vice versa. By positioning the legs and retracting the wheels the body may be placed on the seat of a dining room chair and is then adapted for a high chair being on a suitable plane with a dining table for that purpose. The carriage is thus adapted to function either as a go-cart, a couch, or chair.

Having thus generally described some of the more important features of my invention I will more particularly describe the latter by reference to the annexed drawing in which similar parts are indicated by identical reference characters.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device in an operative position, with the back partly depressed.

Figure 2 is a transverse section of the same, with the back in its highest position.

Figure 3 is a Vertical detail section, out through the wheel shaft, with the wheel retracted as shown by the line 3-3 in Figure 6, showing resilient means for the wheel support.

Figure 4 is a detail cross section taken at the line 4-4 in Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a rear view showing the device after collapsing the elements for portable use.

Figure 6 is a top view of the same.

Figure 7 is a detail showing the stops and connecting frame.

Serial No. 595,708.

In the drawings there is disclosed a body 1 having walls 2 and seat 3. Hingedly connected with the body are the sides 4 and back 5, the latter is mounted on pivoted hinges 6 so that it may be folded forward or backward. The sides 4 and back 5 are positioned by the ratchet 7, the latter engaging the slotted bracket 7. Forming part of the body is a foot rest 8 and hingedly connected thereto is a door 9 providing access to the space formed by the inner walls of the body with the seat. .This space is adapted for containing changes for baby apparel and nutriment.

Slidably mounted under the seat is an extension shelf or leaf 10, by extending which and collapsing the back outwardly the seat is converted into a couch or reclining chair. The leaf 10 is supported in extended position by the pivoted bracket 10. The stops 11 are carried by the arm 14.

Slidably engaged in the recessed sleeve 15 is the arm 14 carrying the shaft 17 of the wheel 18 and the stops 11 as shown in detail Figures 3 and 4. The stops 11 act as supports when the wheels 18 are advanced and the carriage is at rest. When the wheels are retracted the carriage is entirely supported by the stops 11 and the carriage is thus converted into a chair.

The arm 14 is made in two sections as shown, connected by a compression spring 16 acting as a shock absorber. The shaft 17 of the wheel 18 is secured as shown to the lower section of the arm 14 having the wheel 18 rotably mounted thereon and secured by means of the nut 19.

The slidable arm 15 is secured either in the retracted or advanced position by the pin 15 which engages in the openings 14. When the wheels 18 and stops 11 are retracted the carriage rests on its base and is converted into a chair.

Means for adjustably positioning or collapsing the back 5 are shown in the toothed ratched 7 and the recessed bracket 7, the chair may then, by collapsing the back and extending the leaf 9, be converted into a couch.

The handle 21 is provided with hinged joints 22 which when the handle is extended are retained in position by the movable sleeves 23.

The handle 21 engages in the socket 24 and is supported by the stay rods 25 as shown. lVhcn the handle is collapsed it is stored in the brackets 26 as shown in Figure 5.

Having thus specified, shown and described the same, I claim as novel and my invention:

1. A. portable baby carriage comprising in combination a body adapted to contain articles, a hinged door attached to said body. collapsible back and sides secured to said body, means for retaining said collapsible elements in upward position, an extension shelf adapted to be extended in front substantially on a plane with the top portion of said body, retractile wheels and stops secured to said body, a collapsible handle, means for detachably securing said handle to said body.

2. A portable baby carriage comprising in combination a hollow body, a door hinge-d, collapsible sides and secured to said body, means for folding said back backward or forward, a leaf slidably mounted in said body adapted to form an extension support for said body, a collapsible handle, means for detachably securing said handle to said body, and retractile wheels and stops.

3. A portable baby carriage comprising in combination a hollow body provided with a seat, a door for said body, collapsible sides and back attached to said body, a leaf slidably mounted for extension in front substantially on a plane with said seat, a collapsible handle, means for detachably securing said handle to said body, retractile wheels, and means for converting said carriage into a chair.

It. In a portable baby carriage a hollow body, a door hinged to said body, collapsible sides and back, retractile wheels and stops and resilient means interposed between the wheels and stops and body, a de tachablejointed handle and means for detachably securing said handle to said body.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 18 day of October, A. D, 1922. i

JOHN TRANSUE. 

